DHL Freight

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DHL Freight
Type division
Industryground transportation freight
Founded2007
Headquarters,
Area served
Europe, Russia, Middle East
Key people
Uwe Brinks, CEO
Parent Deutsche Post
Website www.dhlfreight.com
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DHL Freight is a division of Deutsche Post DHL providing road and rail freight services across Europe, parts of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), North Africa and the Middle East. Together with DHL Global Forwarding (formerly DHL Danzas), it forms Deutsche Post's Freight/Forwarding business division.

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